Seeing that Qiu Hu was about to frown, I said, "Alright, I won't say anything more, you should eat!"

"..." It's like you're saying I can't eat because of what you said, what a jerk of a man.

After the meal, Ning Yizhan escorted Qiu Hu back and then returned to the Ning family.

Three days later, in the evening, Ning Yizhan called. She hadn't seen him for the past few days, but he hadn't missed a single time to greet her morning, noon, and night, even though she had always ignored it. This time, he actually called, so she picked up the phone, hesitated for a moment, and then answered.

Before Qiu Hu could speak, Ning Yizhan's lazy, magnetic voice came, "Ah Hu, let's have dinner together tonight."

"I'm not going."

"I missed you. It's just that we wanted to have a meal together."

“…I don’t want to, I can’t, I won’t go.” Qiu Hu denied it three times in a row.

"Go ahead, and call Xiang Gexuan." Ning Yizhan looked at the man in front of him.

"Why did you call Xiang Gexuan? Did Shang Ji come looking for you?"

"The one who understands me is Qiu Hu. Call me, I owe him a favor, please help me."

"What can I do if I don't want to help? Why are you meddling in their affairs?" Qiu Hu had no idea what favor Ning Yizhan owed him that made him take charge of these matters.

"I'll help them this once, and I won't interfere next time," Ning Yizhan obediently agreed.

Qiu Hu sighed, "This is the last time." Actually, she wanted to help them resolve this matter, but she didn't know how to start. It wasn't appropriate for her to interfere too much in their affairs.

She hung up the phone and told Xiang Gexuan that they would have dinner together that night. She also asked about her relationship with Shang Ji. It was still the same as before; they couldn't get a divorce. She told Shang Ji to think it over before coming to her, and that there was no point in discussing anything else.

On the other side, Ning Yizhan sat at his desk, hung up the phone, and looked at Shang Ji sitting on the sofa. "I made the call and made the appointment. Whether you have a wife or not depends on you. This is all I can do to help you."

"Thank you." Shang Ji started complaining again, "What are these women thinking? There's really nothing between her and me."

Ning Yizhan rolled his eyes at him. "Nothing much, but you were holding hands and standing so close. You'd believe it if I told you."

Shang Ji explained, "I didn't push it out, and given the relationship between the two companies, I couldn't make it too obvious."

"Tch, that sounds nice, but have you told Xiang Gexuan who she is? How did you meet her? What's your relationship? Your ex-fiancée?" He added, "If you did that to me, Ah Hu would definitely be angry, even if she knew what was going on, she would still be angry."

"What if that day really comes?"

Ning Yizhan cursed, "I will never have that day! You shameless scoundrel, you deserve this day, you'll be without a wife soon!"

Shang Ji decided to retaliate, "Don't talk about me, I heard that Ah Hu wants to break up with you recently."

Speaking of this, Ning Yizhan became solemn. "Our relationship is completely different from yours, okay? One day, I will make her unable to live without me, chasing after me every day."

"Do you want to hear what you're saying? That's Qiu Hu. Do you think that's possible?"

Ning Yizhan continued to recount his beautiful dream, his deep peach blossom eyes containing a sharp edge, like a bottomless abyss. A faint smile flickered across his lips. He knew that Qiu Hu was very susceptible to emotional appeals and had a soft heart. "If I say it's possible, then it's possible."

Evening, at the entrance of Wucaizhai.

Qiu Hu brought Xiang Gexuan to the appointment, and told her in advance, "Shang Ji will also be there later."

Xiang Gexuan stopped in her tracks. "Why is he here too? Did you two arrange this? I don't want to see him. I told him that unless he divorces me, there's no need for us to meet."

"Then let's go and hear what he has to say. If you really don't want to listen anymore, just leave now, and I'll help you."

Xiang Gexuan was also curious about what else he would say besides those few sentences.

They walked into the private room together. Two men were already inside. When they saw them come in, they immediately got up and pulled out the seats next to them.

Qiu Hu sat down in the seat that Ning Yizhan had pulled out, while Xiang Gexuan did not. She sat on the other side of Qiu Hu, leaving Shang Ji with her hands tightly gripping the empty seat, then letting go, and sitting down with an indifferent expression.

"Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?" Ning Yizhan asked the two ladies.

"Just decide for yourself." Qiu Hu knew he understood his tastes.

"Whatever." Xiang Gexuan had no appetite.

Soon, Ning Yizhan finished ordering, and none of the three people at the table had any objections, so there was no problem.

The dining table was silent; even Qiu Hu and Xiang Gexuan remained silent. Ning Yizhan kicked Shang Ji, signaling him to speak.

Shang Ji crossed his arms in front of the table, looked at Xiang Gexuan across from him, and said, "Xiao Ge, I really have nothing to do with that woman. If I had to say there is anything, it would be that we were classmates. Her name is Zhou Qian. I met her when I went abroad. The Shang family and her family have a long-term cooperative alliance." He paused and dropped an even bigger bombshell, "She used to be my fiancée, but I never liked her, and we were never together."

The three were shocked. There was such a part?

“Before, when the company had financial problems, my dad went to her family for help. The condition for her family to help was that I get engaged to her. When she came back to China this time, my parents repeatedly told me to treat her well.”

However, Xiang Gexuan didn't react after listening. "Are you done? Don't you think it's pointless to tell me this so late?"

Shang Ji kept a close eye on Xiang Gexuan's expression. "I'm just afraid you'll be angry if you find out she used to be my fiancé."

"Why shouldn't I be angry? Give me a reason."

"..."

“I’ve really had enough. And your parents, they didn’t even come back when we got married, did they? But they’re quite diligent when it comes to making you take care of other people.”

Xiang Gexuan knew that the Xiang family had always been inferior to the Shang family; in fact, the gap was huge. There was nothing she could do about it; her family had always been very laid-back, including herself.

She didn't give Shang Ji a chance to speak again. "Are you done? I'm leaving." With that, she turned and ran out without looking back.

However, Shang Ji remained seated without moving until Ning Yizhan kicked him again, shouting, "Go after them!"

Shang Jicai chased after him. Ning Yizhan watched him run out, shook his head in disgust. He was truly more anxious than the emperor.

Now only he and Qiu Hu remained in the private room. Facing someone pleasing to the eye, they were both in a better mood.

She even proactively confessed to Qiu Hu, "Baby, don't worry, I don't have a fiancée, ex-girlfriend, or white moonlight. I am pure and innocent."

"Don't call me baby, don't forget what our relationship is now."

"What else could it be but a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?"

Qiu Hu corrected him, "They are boyfriend and girlfriend who are about to break up."

Ning Yizhan understood what she meant and remembered what she had said last time, "I can accept a long-distance relationship, I can come to see you."

"I don't accept it."